Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Apple iPhone 6s: quick camera comparison

We're live here at MWC 2016 and we just got a chance to test the new, 12-megapixel camera on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.

You probably already know the technicalities: it's the first with a Dual Pixel sensor on a phone and that allows faster auto-focusing, but first and foremost, Samsung said how the camera can now capture 95% more light than the Galaxy S6 thanks to the wider, f/1.7 lens and larger individual pixels.

This is just tech talk, though. What really matters is image quality.

To understand this, there is no better way than to compare the actual images shot on the Galaxy S7 against photos from the Apple iPhone 6s. Which one does better?

We took three quick images and we're looking forward to your initial thoughts in the comments right below.

I'd be interested to know what the actual lighting was like in the scenes since both phones offer very different tints - Galaxy S7 = Warm, iPhone 6S = Cool. It depends which is closer to reality which is better really...

Yeah, that's kinda what I think - I had a Sony Nex 5 camera and while I wasn't completely happy with it what you saw on the screen was pretty much what you got, now I've got a "better" Nikon D5100 I find it makes everything look warmer (more appealing maybe, but not accurate) and brightens dark scenes to look like daylight whenever it can and is really hard to override. If I'm taking a pic at night I want detail but not to look like daylight!

All areas except exposure. There is one thing the iPhone does right, despite more noise, less detail, and yes, it's the exposure in auto mode. I had Lumia 930, LG G4, and for a short time the S6 Edge, but iPhone won for me every time.

While iPhone is on par with Samsungs, it preserves the highlights, so they are not blown out, keeps the image a bit darker, but with excellent dynamic range, and more "mood". Other phones, expecially Samsung ones tend to capture more light, but end with brigther image, which is kinda cute, and pretty to look at, but it does not really correspond with the reality. Try to capture a sunset with both cameras.

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